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Into the Wild Spaces :: Moon Nicaragua

I am the co-author of the first 4 editions of Moon Handbook: Nicaragua, published by Avalon Travel Publishing. What a wild ride it's been. When I first traveled to Nicaragua in 1998, there was essentially no guidebook to buy: Moon Handbook had a few words in its Central America guide, and there was a slightly dated independent book printed near the end of the civil war. But mostly, we were on our own. Two years later, I decided to write one, and so did my buddy Josue. We were off.

Fast forward a couple of years and the book was a resounding success, published just as the Nicaragua tourist trade started to get noticed by mainstream press and Nicaragua went from secret destination to must-see destination for first backpackers and eventually upscale travelers as well!